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Accused arsonist asks to attend children's funerals A judge told David Williams that an attorney needs to make that motion on his behalf.

Construction accident cut phone line to Springfield/Greene Co. 911 center The center was unable to connect with the Missouri State Highway Patrol's criminal justice database for a few days.

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Springfield MO firefighters use thermal imaging to find potential victims It has 16 cameras and plans to get five more, thanks to an anonymous donation.

Construction crews work overnight on U.S. 65 widening project The traffic load in Springfield has increased to a point where overnight is the only time crews can afford to close lanes.



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House Dems on track for vote on $940B health bill (AP)
President Barack Obama walks out of the Oval Office to sign the HIRE Act jobs bill in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - House Democrats are pushing to the brink of passage a landmark, $940 billion health care overhaul bill that would simultaneously deliver on President Barack Obama's promise to expand coverage while slashing the deficit, a strategy aimed at winning over the party's fiscal conservatives.

Obama signs jobs bill, says more must be done (AP)
President Barack Obama speaks before he signs the HIRE Act jobs bill in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into law a package of tax breaks and spending designed to give the nation a jobs boost by encouraging the private sector to start hiring again.

Accused 'Jihad Jane' denies terror plot in court (AP)
In this photo of a sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin, Colleen LaRose pleaded not guilty before U.S. Magistrate Lynne A. Sitarski at the U.S. Courthouse in Philadelphia, Thursday, March 18, 2010. LaRose, who authorities say dubbed herself 'Jihad Jane' online, pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court to a four-count indictment charging her in an overseas terrorist plot. (AP Photo/Janet Hamlin)AP - A Pennsylvania woman accused of trolling the Internet as "Jihad Jane" while she cared for her boyfriend's father denied in court Thursday that she sought to kill a Swedish artist targeted by radical Muslims or agreed to marry a terrorism suspect to help him get travel documents.

Clinton urges Russia to delay Iran's nuclear plant (AP)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at meeting with nuclear officials while visiting the Volgodonsk nuclear power plant in Volgodonsk, some 1,000 km (600 miles) south of Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Speaking at Thursday's meeting with nuclear officials in Volgodonsk, Putin said that Iran's first, Russian-built nuclear power plant is set to be launched this summer.(AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has urged Russia to delay launching Iran's nuclear plant until Tehran proves that it's not pursuing atomic weapons.

Economic mixed bag: No inflation but little hiring (AP)
In this Wednesday, March 10, 2010 photo, a person looks for work at a job placement center in Menlo Park, Calif. Initial jobless claims have dropped to 457,000 but remained above levels that signal new hiring.  (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - The picture of an economy growing modestly without producing inflation yet struggling to create jobs emerged from government reports Thursday.